Child&#39;s sleeping bag



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CHILDS SLEEPING BAG Filed April 19, 1947 Rufh A. Peterson INVENTOR BY lmflmmg ATTORNEY Patented July 24, 1951 PATENT OFFICE A CHILDS SLEEPING BAG Ruth A. Peterson, Gary, Ind.

Application April 19, 1947, Serial No. 742,681

2 Claims.

My invention relates to improvements in sleeping bags for children and it more especially includes the features described in the followin specification and pointed out in the annexed claims.

The purpose of my invention is to provide a self-contained sleeping bag unit; that is made in difierent sizes for different aged children; that is provided with an inner layer of cotton; that uses a virgin wool'for the inner and outer layers which comprise a wool batten between the inside cotton blanket and the outside wool blanket; that is quilted throughout the layers to prevent lumping; that is washable throughout; that has the arms entirely closed except for older children; that has a drawstring under the arms; and an opening on the shoulder served by conventional snaps.

With these and other related ends in view I illustrate in the accompanying drawing such an instance of adaptation as will disclose the broad underlying features of the invention without limiting myself to the specific details shown thereon and described herein.

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a completed unit.

Fig. 2' is a cross section on the line 2-2 of the difierent layers.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged section of a composite layer.

Fig. 4 is a detached section of a modified edge.

In practicing my invention I may modify the structure of the childs sleeping bag in whatever direction that the exigencies of varying conditions may demand without departing from the broad spirit of the invention.

The sleeping bag comprises a chest portion I, a flared skirt portion 2, closed arm portions 3, a neck-line 4, and a snap fasteners 5 on an opened shoulder 6. The inside layer 1 is a cotton blanket, the intermediate layer 8 is a 100% Wool batten, and the outside 9 is a 100% wool blanket.

The three layers are quilted in any desired spacing and direction throughout as instanced at It, and the entire garment is closed all around its perimeter by the seamed edges l I. The layers 1, 8, and 9 may have a separate cloth cover for each layer as shown in Figure 3 to form a modified completed garment.

A childs sleeping bag is especially desirable to ease the mothers Work and free her from worries while the child is safely enclosed during the night or at any other time.

It is not unusual for a child, when covered with ordinary blankets, to squirm more or less and leave its hands and feet uncovered and growing cold.

Whatever precautions are taken to wrap a child in a blanket and pin it securely all around like a papoose, they are not sufficient because very soon the hands will be out and the body can have very little movement while the child has to lie in one position all night, naturally producing fretfulness. The problem is to completely cover the child, of course, omitting the head, so that it will be kept covered through the night without exposure and be kept free from the risk of being smothered.

The entire garment is closely quilted throughout the different layers of which the inside is of cotton blanketing to satisfy children that are allergic to wool. The quilting prevents knotting and makes the garment serviceable after washing. The separate arm extensions prevent getting the arms into the bag. The drawstrin at the waist brings the sides up as closely as desired and the snap fastening on the shoulder makes the interior immediately accessible.

If desired, there may be a snapped opening 5 on each shoulder. As shown in Fig. 2, the composite layers are in parallel relation with the inner layers 1, facing each other, and they are held all around the perimeter of the garment by stitching at II. A binding [2 is sewn on all the edges to complete the garment.

As a modification of the method for securin the outer edges of the assembled composite layers, they may be sewn together at the edges as shown in Fig. 4, by first assembling the composite layers in reverse order with the final inner layers 1 on the outside; and then stitching them together at H (Fig. 4) similar to the stitching II on Fig. 2. Then, the garment is turned inside out to bring the inner layers 1, facing each other, as in Fig. 2; thus completing the garment without the use of binding 12 on the edges. The numbers I3 and 14 represent the two completed layers.

It is, of course, understood that the childs sleeping bag may be marketed in three or more different sizes, such as a light, medium, and a very heavy Weight garment. It is further understood that I may change the sizes and Weights to meet different demands as they arise without departing from the broad spirit of the invention.

What I claim is: V

1. A childs sleeping bag which comprises a unitary enclosing garment for every portion of the child but its head, a plurality of layers of different materials comprising an inner layer of 2,562,061 3 4 cotton, and encased intermediate wool batten, REFERENCES CITED and a separately encased outer wool blanket, and The following references are of recordm the a plurality of quilting seams passing through all file of this patent:

the layers.

2. In a childs sleeping bag, alternate cotton 5 UNITED STATES PATENTS and wool layers separately encased, an edge open- Number Name Date ing for the neck of the child, a snapped-shoulder 365,625 Palmer June 28, 1887 opening, a waist drawstring, and two-directional 2,030,091 Behringer Feb. 11, 1936 quilting throughout the superimposed layers to 2,217,621 v Katzner Oct. 8, 1940 make the garment washable without lumping the 10 2,234,546 Basch Mar. 11, 1941 material in any of the layers. 2,374,299 OHara Apr. 24, 1945 RUTH A. PETERSON... 2, 29,168 Padgett Oct. 14, 1947 

